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Letter to the Senate: Oppose Fiscally Irresponsible Amendments to S. 601,  Water Resources Development Act of 2013

May 13, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Letter to the Senate: Oppose Fiscally Irresponsible Amendments to S. 601,  Water Resources Development Act of 2013 This bill is irresponsible and we urge you to oppose it and amendments that will make the bill worse.... Read More

Water Waste: Cut Costly Provisions from Water Resources Development Act

May 08, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Water Waste: Cut Costly Provisions from Water Resources Development Act The Senate WRDA bill is too costly to stand.... Read More

Hagel Grabs the Axe

April 03, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

Hagel Grabs the Axe There was never any question that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel would have to wield the budget axe—simple fiscal and political math... Read More

Support Bill to Prioritize Payments on U.S. Debt

April 02, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Support Bill to Prioritize Payments on U.S. Debt Today, TCS sent a letter to Rep. McClintock supporting his bill to prioritize payments on U.S. debt.... Read More

The Beat Continues on the Charlottesville Bypass

The Beat Continues on the Charlottesville Bypass In a great piece about the proposed Charlottesville (VA) Bypass, James Bacon from Bacon’s Rebellion lays out several significant problems... Read More

An Open Letter to President Obama and the Congress: Spend Less, and Spend Smarter at the Pentagon

February 27, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

An Open Letter to President Obama and the Congress: Spend Less, and Spend Smarter at the Pentagon TCS joined groups from across the political spectrum telling the President and Congress that the Pentagon’s budget must be right-sized.... Read More

Charlottesville Bypass Not a Worthy Federal Investment

February 22, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Charlottesville Bypass Not a Worthy Federal Investment Recently, TCS was invited to Charlottesville, Virginia to speak with citizens and reporters about a project we have opposed since the... Read More

Military Brass Play a Fiscal Requiem for Defense

February 15, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

Military Brass Play a Fiscal  Requiem for Defense Capitol Hill’s hearing rooms again witnessed a vale of tears this week as the Armed Services Committees of both the House and Senate... Read More

Step Outside the MOX

February 06, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

Step Outside the MOX The Project On Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense are encouraged by reports of waning support for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) at the Savannah River Site... Read More

Alexander to testify before Government Reform Committee today

February 01, 2013 | Coming Up | Budget & Tax

Alexander to testify before Government Reform Committee today Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander will be testifying before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More